Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Tsushima

Resources & Materials

Find all Ghost of Tsushima resources and materials. Learn efficient farming strategies for common crafting materials and essential upgrade components.

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Resources & Materials

Mastering resource gathering is crucial for upgrading Jin's equipment, unlocking powerful Ghost Tools, and ensuring survival on Tsushima. This section details the various materials, their primary uses, and efficient farming strategies.

Common Crafting Materials

These materials are abundant and form the backbone of most early-game upgrades and crafting recipes. Always pick them up as you pass by.

  • Supplies: The most fundamental currency for all upgrades.
    • Locations: Found almost everywhere – enemy camps, liberated villages, homes, and scattered across the landscape. Look for small pouches, crates, and baskets.
    • Strategy: Prioritize looting every defeated enemy and thoroughly scour cleared locations. Liberating Mongol camps often yields significant amounts.
  • Iron: Essential for upgrading your Katana and Tanto.
    • Locations: Primarily found in Mongol territories, particularly within smaller outposts and camps. Look for ore veins on rocky outcrops and inside tents.
    • Strategy: Systematically clear Mongol camps. Each camp typically contains several Iron nodes. Also, keep an eye out for glowing mineral deposits while exploring the wilderness.
  • Steel: A more advanced metal for mid-game weapon upgrades.
    • Locations: Found in larger Mongol strongholds and fortified camps, especially in the Izuhara region. Also appears in some larger bandit camps.
    • Strategy: Focus on liberating larger, more challenging Mongol strongholds. These often have multiple Steel deposits. Completing certain side quests (Tales of Tsushima) can also reward Steel.
  • Linen: Used for upgrading your various armor sets.
    • Locations: Common in civilian areas, liberated villages, and abandoned homes. Often found in chests, wardrobes, and on shelves.
    • Strategy: Always loot houses and buildings in settlements. Liberating farms and villages will often net you a good supply.
  • Leather: Another key material for armor upgrades.
    • Locations: Dropped by defeated Mongol soldiers, especially archers and spearmen. Also found in hunting camps and some animal dens.
    • Strategy: Engage in combat frequently and loot all fallen enemies. Hunting deer and boar (though less efficient than combat) can also provide small amounts.
  • Wood: Used for upgrading your Longbow and Half Bow.
    • Locations: Found in forested areas, near trees, and in logging camps. Look for fallen logs and bundles of branches.
    • Strategy: While riding through wooded areas, keep an eye out for glowing wood piles. Liberating logging camps is a highly effective way to gather large quantities.

Rare Crafting Materials

These materials are scarcer but vital for the highest-tier upgrades and crafting powerful Ghost Tools. They often require more effort to acquire.

  • Gold: The rarest metal, crucial for the final upgrades of your Katana and Tanto.
    • Locations: Exclusively found in major Mongol fortresses and castles, typically in the second and third acts of the story (Toyotama and Kamiagata regions). Very rarely found in smaller, heavily fortified camps.
    • Strategy: You will primarily acquire Gold by progressing through the main story and liberating the largest Mongol strongholds. Thoroughly explore every corner of these locations.
  • Silk: Required for the highest-tier armor upgrades.
    • Locations: Primarily rewarded for completing important Tales of Tsushima (side quests) and main story missions. Occasionally found in very rare, hidden chests in the later regions.
    • Strategy: Focus on completing as many Tales of Tsushima as possible, especially those given by major characters. Don't neglect main story progression, as it's a guaranteed source.
  • Wax Wood: Essential for upgrading your Longbow and Half Bow to their maximum potential.
    • Locations: Found at Shinto Shrines across Tsushima. Each shrine typically yields one piece of Wax Wood upon completion.
    • Strategy: Actively seek out and complete all Shinto Shrines. These often involve platforming challenges, so be prepared for some climbing.
  • Predator Hides: Used for upgrading your quiver and blowgun pouch capacity.
    • Locations: Dropped by defeated predators such as bears and boars.
    • Strategy: Hunt bears (found in caves and dense forests) and boars (found in various wooded areas). Bears yield more hides but are tougher opponents. Look for their tracks to find them.
  • Flowers (various colors): Used for dyeing armor and purchasing vanity gear from merchants.
    • Locations: Found abundantly in fields, forests, and near water sources. Each color tends to grow in specific biomes.
    • Strategy: Simply pick them up as you explore. They are purely cosmetic, so gather them as needed for your desired aesthetic.

Ghost Tool Materials

These materials are specifically used for crafting and upgrading your Ghost Tools, such as Kunai, Smoke Bombs, and Sticky Bombs.

  • Bamboo: Used for crafting various Ghost Tools.
    • Locations: Found in bamboo groves, particularly near water and in specific forested areas. Look for tall, green stalks.
    • Strategy: Keep an eye out for bamboo groves, especially in the Izuhara region. They are quite distinctive.
  • Yew Wood: Used for crafting and upgrading Ghost Tools.
    • Locations: Found in more mature forests and often near shrines or sacred areas. It's darker in color than regular wood.
    • Strategy: Explore dense forests thoroughly. Yew Wood can be a bit harder to spot than regular wood.
  • Animal Hides: General term for hides used in Ghost Tool crafting (distinct from Predator Hides).
    • Locations: Dropped by various animals like deer, boar, and sometimes even smaller creatures.
    • Strategy: Hunt any animal you come across. Deer are plentiful and easy to take down.
  • Explosive Powder: A key component for explosive Ghost Tools like Sticky Bombs.
    • Locations: Primarily found in Mongol camps and strongholds, often in weapon caches or near siege equipment.
    • Strategy: Thoroughly loot all Mongol installations. Prioritize areas with weapon racks and explosive barrels.

Efficient Gathering Strategies

  1. Loot Everything: The most basic but crucial rule. Every crate, pouch, and fallen enemy can contain valuable resources. Make it a habit to sweep areas after combat.
  2. Liberate Mongol Camps: These are resource goldmines. Each camp offers a guaranteed supply of Iron, Steel (in larger camps), Supplies, and often Explosive Powder.
  3. Explore Thoroughly: Use your Guiding Wind to direct you to points of interest, but also deviate from the path to explore suspicious-looking areas, caves, and abandoned structures.
  4. Prioritize Shrines: Shinto Shrines are the sole source of Wax Wood, a critical material for bow upgrades. complete them as you encounter them.
  5. Complete Tales of Tsushima: Many side quests offer generous material rewards, especially Silk and rare metals, upon completion.
  6. Purchase from Trappers: Trappers (found in settlements) can sell a limited amount of certain common materials like Iron, Steel, and Leather for Supplies. Use this if you're short on a specific common resource.